Putting up fur

Wat are the best DVDs to learn how to put up fur Beaver Coyote Fox?

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Watch this guys series on YouTube. All you’ll ever need.

Yea, they are the best videos out there on the subject. I believe he is a forum member also.

I have watched his coyote pelt turning and totally disagree with starting at the butt end. When turning your fur always start at the head end and keep working the pelt down. Much less chance of TEARING and easier to turn the shoulders and neck, and also faster than turning from the butt once you get the technique starting the nose and turning the head like turning a sock inside out.

X2! CoonCreekOutdoors Professional Fur Handling Series are the best videos I have found out there...

I have to agree with Bctomcat no way should you turn from the bottom end. I also have to disagree when pulling the front legs and the neck area. The hammer method makes It so much easier then trying to do the Armstrong method.
The other thing I do Is cut off the front legs off at the elbow. It just makes It easier when pulling out the front legs.

Pretty good flick for the most part.

I also start turning them at the head, and the hammer is way easier than pulling (if you don't have a skinning winch). Overall his videos are good though. For beaver the NAFA video is excellent as it shows just about every variation of beaver handling out there.

The problem with the coon creek guy Is It's all Armstrong power and some of us just don't measure up.
The other thing I would suggest Is using a box cutter with the hooked blade for the opening cuts. It's one and one done from ankle to ankle.

But If your young and tuff go for It.

And for the most part coyotes don't flesh that easy. But maybe it's because he washed It first. Since I never wash coyotes It might make a difference. For those that wash hides does It help?

When I flesh a coyote I like to start bout 8" up from the butt end and get rid of that heavy fat. It just seems to work out better for me.

I sent that same video to one of my hunting partners after he got his first yote a few weeks ago and had no clue how to skin it. He was able to get er done on a makeshift gambrel using the video. He did tear it at the bottom half of the tail, didn't have tail stripper and tried to pull it out. He was stoked all the same.

It's all about what you get use to. And what fits your physical capabilities. Nothing wrong with the film clip that was shown. Other then part were he turned the hide. It's just more difficult to shove all that hide through that small mouth opening.

^^^ Agree - All The Above ^^^
The hammer method is great!

Where do you get 1 of those types of razer knifes? I wonder if I'm visualizing the same tool that you are talking about.

Just take any box cutter and go to the hardware store and buy a package of those hooked carpet blades. They are double ended so when one end gets dull just remove It from the cutter and turn It around.

Ok, thanks.


As for your hammer trick Beav, that'd make for a good demo in Marshfield. I think a lot of people don't know about it.

Push the nose thru the mouth and turn that way.
If the skin is rattly,its too dry to turn safely(risk of tearing on a small skin) or easily(too boardy on a large skin).
If it gets too dry,dampen small skins with a spray of water and big skins can be wrapped for 20 minutes with a warm damp towel.